This article is all about the meaning of a natal Sun in ninth house in astrology.
With the Sun in the ninth house, you are a daydreamer. This placement suggests that you have a flair with foreign languages, want to travel a lot and you love to wonder about the big questions of life.
The Sun is extremely important in astrology. Looking to the Sun is the first step of a chart reading for many astrologers.
You might ask why is it sooo important―well, the Sun represents who you truly are! Its house tells in which life areas you want to excel. Keep reading to find out what a natal Sun in the ninth house suggests!
If you have this placement, you are somewhat similar to a Sagittarius Sun. The natural sign of the house where the Sun is located always modifies it to a certain extent.
Natal Sun in Ninth House
This placement suggests that you are an idealistic person. The Sun here believes that the world is a good place, people are genuine and in the end, everything will work out.
You believe in higher purpose. Religion is important to you, some people with this placement are religious in the traditional sense of the word, but faith and and spirituality are characteristic of this placement. You think a lot about ethics and religion.
This placement suggests that you have high ideals and you want to live up to them.
A natal Sun in the ninth house enjoys learning in general―it’s the house of universities and higher education, after all! Besides absorbing knowledge, you like to share what you know, too. You make a good teacher.
This house is the house of Sagittarius. You see life as an adventure, and you want to discover as much of the world as you possibly can. A natal Sun in the ninth house suggests that you enjoy traveling and visiting foreign countries. This placement can even indicate a profession where you have to do a lot of travelling!
Meaning of the Sun in Astrology
Another word for the Sun could be center.
The Sun is the center of the Solar System: the planets revolve around the Sun. And the Sun is the center of the natal chart, too!
It represents your inner self. The ascendant shows who you appear to be, and the Sun is who you are. It is the core of your personality.
Of course, there are more things to the Sun in astrology, such as:
- creativity
- self-expression
- vitality
- the active principle
- energy.
The Sun won’t fully show itself before the age of 30. As you grow older, you realize that you don’t have to ask for permission, and become more and more authentic. In the first part of life, we resemble more our rising sign than our Sun sign.
Want to know more about the Sun in astrology? Keep reading here.
The Ninth House in the Natal Chart
Now, to understand a natal Sun in the ninth house better, you first have to understand the ninth house itself. In case you are not that fluent yet in the language of astrology, here’s a short recap.
The ninth house is the house of Sagittarius. This sign is traditionally associated with the ninth house because they both govern things like search for meaning, broadening your horizon, travel, to name a few.
Sagittarius is in love with freedom. Both as in likes freedom and needs freedom in love. Don’t expect them to stay in a suffocating environment. If you have an emphasized ninth house, you probably identify with this to a great extent.
The ninth house is the house of new experiences. This includes everything from reading philosophy books (most ninth-house people are voracious readers) to visiting new countries.
The ninth house is known as the house of foreign cultures and countries. This house governs long-distance travel and foreign languages. They are an excellent way to broaden your horizons!
Besides travel, the ninth house is also the house of philosophy, universities, law, religion and the abstract mind. A person with the Sun here loves to learn and is genuinely curious about the world. An emphasized ninth house often suggests that universities play a big role in the person’s life. They might even pursue teaching as a career.
Sun in Ninth House: Adventure
You know what the Sun means and what the ninth house means. Now we can move to the next level, and interpret a natal Sun in the ninth house!
The house of the Sun tells you where you can find your purpose. When your life is aligned with the path your Sun suggests, you feel happy and fulfilled. This house is where you spend most of your energy, and in return, the activities of this house make you shine like the Sun itself!
You are more of a dreamer than a practical person. Execution and follow through is not your strongest point (except if you have Capricorn strong in your chart). On the other hand, you are full of great ideas, and always want to learn more.
Education is very important here. This doesn’t have to be in a traditional setting, you enjoy learning in every form. Chances are you are a life-long learner, and you always strive to read and discover new ideas.
The Sun here takes on some Sagittarius overtones. You want to explore the world, and you feel the best when you are on the go. This placement suggests that you are curious and wild. You want to meet new people, and you find foreign cultures fascinating.
Sun in Ninth House: the Thinker and the Believer
This placement suggests that ideas and belief systems are important to you. You have your own opinion and you are not afraid to share it. If the Sun is not afflicted, you are curious about what other think and how they see the world. You are honest and say what’s on your mind.
With an afflicted Sun, however, you can be blunt and say things that you’d better not. Your enthusiasm can turn into fanaticism.
The Sun in the ninth house shows that you are an optimist. You focus on ideas rather than on executing them, most people would describe you as idealistic and dreamy. The task of Sagittarius is to inspire and motivate others. Well, you definitely know how to spark inspiration!
The ninth house is a fire house. In astrology, the element fire is a synonym for optimism, energy and inspiration! With the Sun here, you prefer to look on the bright side.
A natal Sun in the ninth house tells that you have an innate faith that things will work out in the end. You believe that everything happens for a reason, and you never loose hope.
The ruling planet of Sagittarius is Jupiter. Jupiter is known as the planet of abundance, luck and expansion. The Sun in the ninth house is under this influence, and the qualities of Jupiter are reflected in people who have this placement, too. You are a noble and benevolent person who wants to make the world a better place.
The ninth house is the house of abstract thinking. (It’s the opposite of the third house, which governs the concrete mind.)
A natal Sun in the ninth house suggests that you instinctively focus on the big picture. You want to understand everything about how the world works, but you don’t get lost in the ocean of data.
The ninth house enables you to collect the pieces of the puzzle and put them together. Your unique insight and deep understanding are invaluable, this might be the reason while so many people with the Sun in the ninth house consider teaching as their vocation. It often happens that you higher education plays a twofold role in you life, both as a place where you learn and teach others.